NYC Weekend: ‘Modern’ Vampire, Renee Fleming, Brit ‘Bull’

The trees in bloom at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Photographer: Chris Hondros/Getty Images

April 26 (Bloomberg) -- Soprano Renee Fleming presents the
world premiere of a song cycle, Vampire Weekend sings new tunes
and potty-mouth Sarah Silverman does stand-up.

NIGHT LIFE

The Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Festival has music and film
curated by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of indie rockers The
National. Headliners include the Roots, Solange and TV on the
Radio, plus there’s a big dance party on Saturday. Runs through
April 27 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Ave.
Information: http://www.crossingbrooklynferry.com.

Hear Vampire Weekend at the Roseland Ballroom on Sunday.
There’ll be new tunes from their latest album, “Modern Vampires
of the City,” plus favorites like “A-Punk” and “Oxford
Comma.” If you can’t get in, catch the American Express
Unstaged live-stream directed by Steve Buscemi. At 239 W. 52nd
St. Information: +1-212-307-7171;
http://www.roselandballroom.com. Live-stream:
http://www.youtube.com/americanexpressmusic.

Sarah Silverman is appearing at the Wellmont Theatre on
Friday. Not for the earnest or easily offended, the show is sure
to feature race and religion jokes. At 5 Seymour St., Montclair,
New Jersey. Information: http://www.wellmonttheatre.com.

In a series of prints he produced in 1984, Andy Warhol
referred to turn-of-the-century graphic images created by Edvard
Munch, including “The Scream.” Opening Saturday, a show at
Scandinavia House brings together works by both artists.
“Munch/Warhol and the Multiple Image” runs through July 27 at
58 Park Ave. Information: +1-212-779-3587;
http://www.scandinaviahouse.org.

MUSIC

On Friday, Renee Fleming joins the New York Philharmonic
under Alan Gilbert for the world premiere of Anders Hillborg’s
“The Strand Settings.” The composer will be on hand at 7 p.m.
for a pre-concert talk. Also on the program: Respighi’s
“Fountains of Rome” and Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an
Exhibition.” At Carnegie Hall, 7th Ave and 57th St.
Information: +1-212-247-7800; http://www.carnegiehall.org.

Another world premiere takes place on Saturday at Carnegie
Hall, when Gabriel Kahane plays “Gabriel’s Guide to the 48
States” with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Also on the
program, Schoenberg’s gorgeous “Verklate Nacht.”

Hear Janacek’s charming “The Cunning Little Vixen” at the
Juilliard School on Sunday. The opera is directed by Emma
Griffin and conducted by Anne Manson. Runs through May 2 at the
Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 155 W. 65th St. Information: +1-212-799-5000; http://www.juilliard.edu.

STAGE

Office politics get red hot in Mike Bartlett’s “Bull,”
which features three candidates chasing two jobs. It’s part of
the Brits Off Broadway fest. In previews at 59E59 Theaters for a
May 2 opening. Information: +1-212-279-4200;
http://britsoffbroadway.com.

A promiscuous daughter brings home a new boyfriend. That’s
the premise of Bob Glaudini’s “A Family for All Occasions,”
directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman. In previews at the Bank
Street Theater, 155 Bank St., for a May 12 opening. Information:
+1-212-513-1080; http://labtheater.org.

OUTDOORS

Take in the flowering trees at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
this weekend, as well as “Sakura Matsuri,” a celebration of
Japanese culture including drumming, samurai sword fighting and
ikebana flower arranging. At 150 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn.
Information: +1-718-623-7200; http://www.bbg.org.

LOOKING AHEAD

The 9th Annual PEN World Voices Festival of International
Literature kicks off on April 29 and runs through May 5,
bringing more than 100 writers, philosophers and intellectuals
to the city for a variety of events and happenings. Bravery is
this year’s theme. At various venues. Information:
http://worldvoices.pen.org.

(Zinta Lundborg is an editor for Muse, the arts and leisure
section of Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are her own.)